Wagon-pole.



C. A. PETERSON.

WAGON POLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31. I913.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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C. A. PETERSON.

WAGON POLE.

APPLlCATlON FILED ocT. 31. um.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

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CHARLES A. PETERSON, O F GARFIELD, KANSAS.

WAGON-POLE.

Application fi1ed October 31, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. PETER- son, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Garfield, in the county of Pawnee and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVagon-Poles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved vehicle pole-attaching device, andthe principal object of the invention is to provlde a device by means ofwhich the pole of a twohorse vehicle can be so mounted that three horsesmay be used. This would be very convenient when used in connection withvehicles of the load-hauling type, since the attachment could be easilycarried about and when it was desired to haul a load requiring threehorses instead of two, the pole could be so mounted that the threehorses could be used.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the attaching meansthat it may be very quickly put in place and yet be so mounted that whenin place the pole will be very strongly mounted.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means formounting the bracing arms for the pole.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the pole supported by theimproved connecting means; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional viewthrough the auxiliary pole forming part of this invention; Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the attaching means removed from the main pole; Fig.4 is a section taken along the line 4-4: of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is aperspective view or" one of the wedges used in connection with thisinvention.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral indicates the main pole of thevehicle. This pole is provided with the tapered inner end portion 11 andis provided near this tapered end portion with openings 12 so that theside arms 13 may be removably connected with the pole by means of bolts.When this pole is used in connection with two horses, it has its taperedinner end portion connected with the vehicle in the usual manner andextends between bracing arms 13 where it is held in place by bolts.

When it is desired to use three horses, the main. pole is removablypositioned to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916. Serial No. 798,549.

one side of the bracing arms, as shown in Fig. 1. The auxiliary pole 1%is then placed between the bracing arms and is connected with theforward ends of the bracing arms by means of bolts 15 which pass throughopenings formed in the arms. Wedges 16 are slidably mounted as shown inFig. 3 and are limited in their longitudinal movement toward the outerend of the auxiliary pole by means of one of the bolts 15. The rear endportions of the arms 13 are adjustably connected with the inner end ofthe auxiliary pole by means of straps 17 which are pivoted upon the rearend portion of the arms 13 and provided with slots 18 in theiroverlapping end portions so that they may be slidably mounted upon thebolt 19. The wedge blocks 16 are intended to be used for filling thespace between the bracing arms and auxiliary pole and thus cause theforward ends of the bracing arms to be tightly secured to the auxiliarypole.

A cross bar 20 is secured to the auxiliary pole and bracing bars bymeans of the bolts 21 and 22 and with the inner end of the main pole bymeans of the bolt23. A connecting strip 2-1 which is formed from angleiron has its inner end bent to extend along the bottom and side of theauxiliary pole 14 and is secured to this auxiliary pole by means of thebolts 25. The outer end portion of the connecting strip 21 is bent toextend along the bottom and side of the main pole where it is secured bythe bolts 26. A pin 27 is carried by the strap 28 and extends throughthe pole 14 so that a whii'lle tree of the three-horse type may bepivotally connected with the auxiliary pole.

From the above description it will be apparent that when the threehorses are to be used, the main pole will be removed from between thebracing arms 13 and the auxiliary pole put in place and connected withthe bracing arms by means of the bolts 15, straps 17 and cross bar 20.The main pole is then connected with the cross bar 20 and connectingstrip 2 1 by means of the bolts 23, and 26, and will then be rigidly supported in the proper position for use with three horses. It will thus beseen that the same pole can be used for either two or three horses andthat this pole can be readily adjusted from one place to another bymeans of the improved device.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the character described a main pole, an auxiliarypole, bracing arms positioned upon opposite sides of said auxiliarypole, straps adjustably connecting the inner ends of said bracing armswith the inner-end portion of said auxiliary pole, a cross bar securedto said auxiliary pole and bracing arms and extending beyond one of saidarms, and connected with the innerend portion of said main pole and arigid connecting means having one end portion secured to said auxiliarypole and its outer end portion removably secured to said main pole.

2. A device of the character described comprising an auxiliary pole,bracing arms removably connected with the forward and rear end portionsof said auxiliary pole, a connecting strip formed of angle iron havingone end portion extending, along the bottom and one side of saidauxiliary pole and secured to said auxiliary pole, the opposite endportion extending along the bottom and one side of said main pole andremovably secured thereto, and a cross bar connecting the inner endportion of said main pole with said bracing arms and auxiliary pole.

3. A device of the character described comprising a main pole, anauxiliary pole, bracing arms rigidly secured to the forward end portionof said auxiliary pole and ad-- justably connected with the rear end portion, a rigid connection between said main pole and the rear end portionof said bracing arms and auxiliary pole.

i. A device of the character described comprising a main pole, bracingbars, and means whereby said. main pole may be supported to one side ofsaid bracing arms after being removed from be tween the same, said meanscomprising an auxiliary pole, means for removably securing the forwardend of said auxiliary pole between the forward end portion of said arms,rigid means for connecting the rear end portion of said auxiliary polewith said arms, rigid means for removably connecting said main pole withthe forward end portion of said auxiliary pole and holding the same inspaced relation, and rigid means for connecting the rear end portion ofsaid main pole with said auxiliary pole and holding the same in spacedrelation to said auxiliary pole.

5. A device of the character described. comprising bracing arms, a mainpole, means for removably securing said main pole between said arms,means for rigidly supporting said main pole to one side of said arms,said supporting means comprising an auxiliary pole, means for removablysecuring said auxiliary pole between the forward end portions of saidbracing arms, rigid means for adjustably connecting the rearend portionsof said bracing arms with the rear end portion of said auxiliary pole,rigid means connecting said main pole with the forward end portion ofsaid auxiliary pole and removably secured to said main pole, and rigidmeans for connecting the rear end portion of said main pole with saidauxiliary pole carried by said auxiliary pole and removably connectedwith said main pole and bracing arms.

-6. A device of the character described comprising a main pole, anauxiliary pole, bracing arms positioned upon opposite sides of saidauxiliary pole, securing pins carried by said auxiliary pole and passingthrough said arms, wedge blocks slidably connected with said auxiliarypole and positioned between said auxiliary pole and bracing arms, rigidmeans connecting said auxiliary pole with said main pole and with saidbracing arms and rigid means adj ustably connecting said auxiliary polewith said bracing arms.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. PETERSON. Witnesses: ELMER VILLIAMS, A. T. OLSON.

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